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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-15
HOME TALENT
Attic OPERA HOUSE LAST N1eur
Furnishes u Splendid Entsrtainm ont for tho
benefit of St. Matthews Sabbath School.
Fine Programme Well Rendered.
n A Very Fashionable Audience,

% The entertainment given ut the Opers
House last evening for the benefit Of ST.
Matthews Sunday school,w most graft.
flying SUCCESS in every particular, and one
that reflected much credit on the Super.
intendent, Mr.. Allen Brock, and the ladies
and gentlemen associated with him, who
labored 80 asatdiously 10 bring about 4
pleasing result. Tho audience was large
filling oil the seats In the lower portion q
the houne and q number in the balcony
1t was ono Of the most fashionable audi.
ences in personnel and appearance that the
house has held for a long time; nearly nj
the ladies wore spring costumes and bon.
ne.a. a, ..'. rg
1t was m appreclative and good.na
tured audience, cheerfully enduring the
long waits that occurred when the tab.
leaux wore given, and applsuding the
other numbers 60 TINT several encores hat
to bs given. This combined to make 4
after IL o'clock when tho curtain went
down on the last tableau, but the audi
enco did not seem to mind either that mol
the heat which made the house rather un
comfortable. Tho programme as printed
III yeaterday's paper was CARED out, cxcepl
that hire. NJ. L. Whitaker was unable tc
appear on account OF hoarseness. Hel
place was very acceptably filled by Mrs,
Won Feil!tsch, Of Cleveland, who sanr
Schira'a "Sosnai'' and was warmly 90,
plauded. The other vocal numbers were
all well given. The accomplishments were
played by Miss Sara Sweeney, Miss Nellie
Warren, Mrs. s. D. Convorse and Prof,
schockey. Misses Sweeney and War.
rem were assigned polo perform.
ances also, and rendered then,
charmingly. Tho piano used was q
kranich & Bach grand from Bau.
mere. Professor Bane's banjo and
guitar Eolos were listened to with much
pleasure. Miss Dillon, as usual, was
warmly received, and her excellent elocu.
tionary efforts delighted all. Master vii.
lilo Brice's rendition Of the soliloquy oil
Richard III caused general smile. The
friends Of tho school will be pleased to
know that goolly sum has bcen cleared.
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Conductor stottsberry, Of tbs Baltimore
Il Ohio, had novel experience coming
west last Friday. On his train were sew
eral German emigrants, and one woman
o. tho party was taken sick early In
"stottz 0" run. His experienced judg.
ment at once told him what was, wrong
He telegraphed to the next town for {
doctor o,meet~the train. and then fixed
the patient as comfortably az possible on
mattresses in car, and gave the case his
personal attention. Result, fine baby
when the next station WAS reached, and
Dr.. Stottabury turned the casa over to the
other physician, 9Ftl5 II r'7e =
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They all Wont Up. Z

In the Police Court yesterday Charles
Tape was fined $50 and costs for resisting
Officer Truschel the night before, and
given thirty days in the workhouse with
out bail or .mainprize. For disorderly
conduct at the Arion hall he got S. and
costs, with an additional thirty days for
nou-payment: Fred Tapps was fined $40
and costs and given FIVE days beside for
interference with m officer. Thomas Fill
Der got thirty days in default Of 81 and
costs Tor indecency. Margaret Gavin,
Mandy Murray and Kate Uofiield were
tined S. and costs each, and in default
each got thirty; days in the county Jail. Z
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Tho Reunion ommittee.

Thomas C'Brien was yesterday an.
pointed member Of the Army. OF West
Virginia Reunion Committee to fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement Of Mr..
Odbert. Mr.. Odbert's resignation as
Chairman also neccssitates an election to
I'LL that position, and the members Of the
committee will meet this evening for that
purpose. ,E.i ,li 81 Il, 4, ,l55Tf
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- u 1-----."7 . VItLKh . VFFIVE, IIT--
4 B2ABD OF COMMISSIONERS or Ono Couy1Y.
M .MHEELING, ". VA, April LII. .lsS7
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The ladies Of the Temperance Union
will serve tea the residence OF OIL. n r.
Hubbard, 2l23 Eod street, on,Friday even.
ing, the 18th inst, the object Of which il
to raise money to help carry on their part
Of the work in the Amendment camnaIen.
AL friends Of the csuse are invited to
come, partake and contribute something
toward this work. A pleasant social even.
ing is anticipated with music, rotations,
&c. Tea from 6 to 0 o'clock. ID
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J. BRILLES, Manager.

TIE have introduced now system Of
selling Watches on the installment plan
whereby you cnn secure q watch at once
On easy payments. Call aud Investigate.
JACOB W. GRUBB, Jeweler, s.
a. Cor. Twelfth and Market Ste.
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Confined rs n L,,nntlc.

James Chapman, better known az
"Chappy," who has been confined in the
city workhouae for some time in default
Of a fine for fighting, was yesterday
brought before Squire W. H. Davis on
suspicion Of being lunatic, and was BY
the justice ordered to be safely confined
in the county jail TO await an inquest in
luDacY. --., q "a 80 ..--..-- n
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WE have Just received full line of
SPRING 0VERCOATINGS, and are In
daily receipt OF tho latest Novelties in
Spring Suilings. nsa.i'' y,
Also, Oh hand a handsome line of Neck
wear and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods,
G. HESS s. SONS, !
No. 1891 Market Street,
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ONE WEEK ONLY!

For the benefit OF our many patrons
VIC have rented the room formerly Occu.
pied by Martin Thornton's Restaurant,
and will continue for ono week only to
dispose Of the balance OF our stock ut
prices lower than ever.
WHEELING CLOTHING CO.,
1926 Market Street.
J. BRILLES, Manager, aI q
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Sheriff J. W. Monroe, Of Harrison
county, accompanied by Thomas Null
hersn, registered st the Stamm House
last evening. They came up from Mounds.
vile, where they placed some prisoners,
convicted at the recent term OF court, in
the penitentiary. They will return to
Clarkaburg this morning. Is. rs
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The Fourth Street Lyceum,

Tho entertainment Mt the Fourth Street
Methodist Episcopal church last evening
was q fine success. Considering the at
fractions elsewhere the attendance was
unexpectedly large. The pastor of the
church gave hia talk upon Egyptian
Monuments" illustrating 1t by series Of
drawings,and subsequently, gave readings
from Chaucer especially designed to show
tho beauty OF the old English expressionu
and tho charm Of Chaucer'a verse. Miss
Fowler read delightful and instructive
Brown, Of the Seminary, played a most
pleasing piano solo, and Hiss Katie Land
sang, rs she always does, to tho gratiaca-
ton Of. all present. Altogether, the pro.
motors Of the undertaking were glad Of
the expressions OF Communication, and
will try to make subsequent evenings still
moro attractive.
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drntiemen's Genuine Kangaroo, Shoes
for comfort aud wear are unexcel.
led. Stacy, Adams 4 Co. o make, although
costing little more than many Of the so.
called kangaroo shoea, imitation in fact,
arc much cheaper, wear considered. Our
terms are cash and our prices the lowest.
]. ". AMlcK,
\ lib Main Street.
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MARTINS FERRY.
Industrial, Personal aud Genera, Nov

Industrial, Personal and General Ncvs
ah Notes from There. In'e5
John Beck, jr., is lying very low with
Tho Street Commissioner is grading
Third street above Hanover. 80 .
The twenty pennies were out OF work
yesterday at the Laughlin mill. N. 1r5'.
The laborers are grading the O., L, &W,
track above the Benwood furnaces.
A small child Of Horny Linn ia eeri.
ously Ill from a recent attack Of spasms.
Messrs. Howard Hopkins and Frank
Beck pays visit to Sam CURLY, in Trenton,
this week. .s3, ii. 4 ..t.l' ~; y =
The warm weather OF late has proved
quite, bonanza for carpenters; new
buildings are going up. fI'''t
The moulders are still out ct the Mar.
tins Ferry Stove Works. A few appren,
tees were put to work yesterday. n !,
Henry Myers, having opened his sum.
mer garden in Clark's addition, is ready
to entertain customers in every possible
manner. 4.l..,j II : - -
John kyne and Jack Crowley, Of Etns.
vile, went over to the Island opposite the
mill, yesterday, to show the bows some
pugilistic skil.
A runaway team from the country.
started from Washington street yesterday
but was caught near Rothermund's store
Oh Second street, before damage was done.
A mule which was knocked outn Of
employment in the Lauphlin mill cool
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Thorni 0 meter Record.

AS reported by Christian schnepf, drug.
gist, Opera House corner, yesterday:
TAM. AK. l2A. srM. 7r.x
81 6S' $50 So 79'
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Several years ago there was a limo OF
hne, large, well built packets running be-
tween Pittsburgh and St. Louis. They
carried both passengers and freight, aud
make big money for their owners. Grad.
ually. tho passenger trade dropped of as
time becamemore and more desideratum
and the railroads increased their
facilities. Then as railroads continued
to build and the competition became
sharp, and advantageous rates were offer
ed to shippers, tho steamers lost their
freight consignments and gradually the
boats rotted Of old aye or entered some
other trade and lived till their days Of
usefulness were over. There are many
who remember the big packets and the
business they transacted, MANY of their
from this point. -
There have been all along this part OF
the Upper Ohio-the manufacturing sec-
ton OF the valley, and especially at and
around Pittsburgh, number OF inquiries,
wlthln the past two weeks, for boats to
carry freight to St. Louis, but the shippers
asking these question: have in every caso
been referred back 10 the railroads from
which they are trying to eacape. This is
one OF the outgrowths Of the Interstate
commerce bill. We're there any bouts
N me trade now they would have more
|, business offered than they could possibly
handle. st. Louis packets have almost
become o necessity. / -, ~ 55i q :
= Httsburgh river mau in speaking Of
i anls matter Bald to Dispatch reporter;
%lhere nre no boats now to take the s.
LOUIS trade. II there were a few good
onee they would get plenty OF business.
anu :, u the trade keeps up boats will
be built. There's where the trouble
70, however. The now Interstate
law is all in the world that
10 making the demand tor St. Louis trade.
and as the Commissioners have already
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TWENTY-FIVE new styles 5Roxbury. &
Stinson Brussels at lowest prices ever
named at STONE L TuoMAs, j
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FOR s AID Z! e

81 2 III. .
Twelve Lots on High street, S75 90 each. s
Ihrce Lots on Charles street, $3.50 co each. ~:
Two Lots on Charles street, SIPS 90 each. - u. (
:, One Lot south OF dwelling No. 2S0l Eou street.
No. 7aoh Market street. $3.50. 8
si,tG0. II, Is - ~ htiees
No. 1910 Main street, 81, 100. S83 Il J I sti.l J.
NO. 45 Thirteenth street, 81 rooms, 81, 600 .Eiitt
N acres Of land near Stone Church, Elm Grove
= p Acre Farm on Middle Wheeling Creak, IN az
miles from Triadclphla, 500 per acre. 'A' 's
BIZ Acres on Peters Run, y, 900.
desirable residence ut Beech Bottom. nm the
line o! tho r., v. & Ky. Railroad, 10 miles fro,n
wheeling combating OF new frame house and
" acres OF land; will exchange for desirable civ
No. q Virginia street, roomed franc house
ground 70 feet 'front.' running back 10 alley l2 ieet
can be bought Tor s, 200. = ~ - ~ 1 'ee'
. No. 90 South Front street. 9 rooms and ho.h
room ground 60 by l28 feet, - - = oa'n'
NO. 13l1wc!ith street, ~ r %g' ~
NO. gl9 Chapliue street, ~ rooms. Al. con. Il n;
a building Site on Nineteenth htrrei' nnst q, ".
197, SO % isont foot es4as VI no.
NO. % North Front street. z! 8 x. y.s5 NJ !.
IA y ~ d JAMES "a. HENRY. ii 4
Real Etate Agent Collector and Notary pnh,,o
aP' K 4 4, ouce, NO, 1612 Market Street, :
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TWENTY-FIVE pieces Atwood Carpets
At Use per yard, reduced from Toe, at
y So. ..-..s. STONE & TuoMAs'.
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begun 10 suspend seetlonu Of the law, It
wouldn't DO very saio 10 build boats on
the atrength Of 1t. Time will tell, how.
ever, and II the demand keeps up the
boats will certainly DO built,n 4
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New styles Carpets and Rugs arriving
daily, Largest assortment in the State al
lowest prices at STONE & TuoMAs'.
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Now ia the time to buy Carpets, asao,t.
ment complete aud prices lower than ever
before at STosE & Tuow.s, y
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WITHOUT danger the baby's cough can
he cured BY Red Star Cough Cure. No
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"A QUEER THlNGl
ASH ! ! ON. { / !!
Times CHANGE AND men CHANGE WITH THEml

@ lis said at times that ridcule has no effect UPON
Fashion revolution In tastes displayed by men in
dress this year shows in very marked manner how
keen are the shafts Of dersion for the un that was
made Of the thin fragile and phantonl legged dude has
made even the name distasteul, and hardly vestpe
or trace remains 81 him in the envrons Of the town
year ago men could not get the trousers tight
enough; now they are rapidly running to the other
extreme. We aim topreserve HAPPY MEDIUM
in. the extravagancies q Fashion, and avoid all ex.
tremes except in giving our patrons the
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THE snow brings chilblainu, and St.
Jacobs Oil brings relief. 1t conquers pain.
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III TWENTY-FIVE pieces Atwood Carpets
reduced from 75c to Csc at "a
N 1s'l1't55a 7}aal STONE & THOMAS. n
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BARGAINS in Carpets this week at
" STONE 4 TuoMAs'
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> GREATEST bargains in Carpets this week
ever offered in Wheeling at Y $50
~ s.i45i4 sToNE 4 Thomas, \
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PROPOSALS.,
CEALED PROPOSALS.,

Sealed Proposals. will DO received by the supcrlu.
tcndent OF the West Virginia Pcnltcntiary until Il
o'clock meridian on Tuesday, April 20, 1857, Tor the
labor Of about seventy t70) convicts for term Of
from three to five years: the labor TO be furnished
when contract Is entered Into. The Board reserves
| the right 10 reject any or all bids.
By order Of the Board OF Directors.
Apl.F ~ .s'z.1rh7 So ], f. Burnley Sec,y
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RIVER NEWS,
Stage of the Water and Moveme nts OF The
!7'4l4-ry ~ Boats, - IL E4-' 7f-

Stage of the Water and Moveme nts OF The
7si4 Boats. lgE4 -
The Robert PEBBLES passed up yesterday
with tow Of ompties. =
Tho Andes will leave Cincinnati for this
port at o'clock thin evening. 55
Tbs scotis passed up at noon Yesterday
on her way from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh,
The river is rising at this point. The
marks last evening indicated depth in
tho channel OF G feet 2 inches. '5gTrl
There are about 100000 bushels Of
coal in harges at headwsters waiting for a
rise on which to come down. M
The beacon light steamer Lily, having
in charge the Government lights in this
district, Ia on her way up the river.
The W. N. Chancellor is due down thia
morning, en- route Tor Charleston. Can
tain Z. P. Chancellor has built up q splen-
did trade between that point and Pitts
burgh for his popular boat. ga3l:
The General Pike has not been able to
got out Of Cincinnati, being held back by
the extensive repairs necesaitated by her
broken machinery. She will probably
get away for Pittsburgh tomorrow.
The D. W. Woodward and Percy KEEL
sey, OF the Pittsburgh towboat fleet, have
been kept busy Tor several days past pick
ing up enpties along the river and getting
them back TO headwaters where they ara
badly needed at the mines.
The 9. W. Bstaholor did not get away
Tor Pittsburgh until after noon Yesterday.
having been detained on her trip down by
tho enormous amount Of business done,
She arrived here loaded down to the
guards and nearly oil Of it was from Pits.
burgh.
Capt. Tom Prince will remain here
about one month before returning to
NAtchez, where he has one OF bis pOcketa
running in q first class, paying trade and
carrying the mails. His old acqusintances
and friends here havs warmly welcomed
him back. slsI''.1- IL III
Whntfmaster John Crockard reports
business at the levoe during the past two
weeks livelier than 1t has been for some
time previous, and tho appearance OF tho
leVee these days beara out this statement.
1t and the whariboats are crowded nearly
all the TINA with freight OF every kind
and description. g.; ~. n .l.,S -, =
z, :, The elegant passenger steamer Louis A.
Shirley is due to-day from Cincinnati, for
which point she will leave on her return
trip at 3o'clock tomorrow afternoon, The
steamer possesses every convenience for
passengers, and her freight accommoda-
tons are unexcelled. Captain Amos Da.
Wis Is in command, and clever Charlie
Reeves, Of this city, 10 at the head of the
clerical iorce. The steamer has become
az much Of fxturs in the trade as the
old Ct. Lawrence used to be, and is almost
fully as popular. .l5,5 Il IN.
talk or REvivIEd A THROUGH PACKET
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
A wise Man.

A Boston capitalist, who is a leading
merchant Us we'll as large owner OF
real estate, is noted for the interest he
takes in young men in clerical posi-
tons. Once frightened bank cash
Ter waited upon him to say that, by the
mistake of one Of the clerks, a check of
the merchants. had got into the pigeon
hole marked protested" As Mr..
Millions might have heard rumor
that his check had been protested, the
bank cashier fastened to explain, and
said that he weuld discharge promptly
the young man who made the mistake.
..And why discharge him, sir?" mildly
asked Mr.. Millions. Because he put
your check in the protested box. !"
1t is good many years. said Mr..
Millions. as he tilted back in his Office
chair and, after his fashion. harpoonel
his blotting-pad with his pen, ''since
was q yonhg man, but my memory il
that sometimes made mistakes. II l
had been discharged for every mistake
l made | should not have made my
fortune. The young man whose mis-
take is pointed out to him and forgiven
is the most careful man in the Office
eyer afterward. l think my business
relations with your bank are likely to
bye prolonged il the young man is not
discharged. And the young man was
not discharged.-Bost0N Transcript.
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wild RIde az /. Female TRAMP.

One night last week the crew Of
freight-train found that they had
picked up one passenger they had not
counteef on, and whose presence was
not suspected until a good many miles
had been covered. One of the brake
men thought he saw some one stand
ing on top Of the cars at one point. but
it was raining and blowing terribly.
and he came to the conclusion that his
eyes had deceived him. A haitian hour
after he again saw n figure on the top
of the train. and this time went to in
sestigatc. but found no one and re-
turned to the cab Of the engine TO es-
cape the storm. At the first tank
where they stop to take water search
was made for tramps, but in vain, and
the brakeman concluded that his eye-
sight must be failing. As the train
pulled into Medicine Bow, however,
some one in the yards saw a woman
sitting on one Of the heavy pieces of
wood just above the coupler, holding
on to the brake-rod that goes up the
end of the car to the wheel at the top,
and there she was found by the con-
ductor and his crew, half drowned by
the rain that had been falling in tor
rents and chilled nearly to death by the
awful wind that had been blowing so
hard as to delay the train an hour be-
hind its usual time. The poor
creature had got on at one Of the small
stations west of Laramie and being
afraid to ride under the cars on the
trucks, had selected a place equally as
dangerous, from which she crept ont
occasionally during the heavier periods
of the storm to rest herself. when she
vas seen by the brakeman. Whenever
she thought anyone was coming she
returned to her perilo,ls place over the
coupler. and in this way managed to
get along until she was discovered ut
the alton.
She was a woman of not over 80
years of age and beyond a doubt re-
spectacle. She said she was going to
Washington Territory and had no other
way of getting there, but had always
been able to hide in more comfortable
and safer quarters until she struck this
division. A generous stockman, who
heard her story and found that she was
stranded and pcnniless, paid her way
to Rawlins, and furnished means 10 Sc
cure her passage and something to eat
from there to her destination. Lara
ME boomerang.
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"StraW-Durles:"

There was mar.
And he had horse and wagon.
And he went about the streets selling
Strawberries.
And he yelled Strawberries! Straw
buricsr' at the top of his voice.
The sick groaned in despair.
The well gritted their teeth with in
dignation.,
And the police couldn't stop him.
T. But one day Providence picked him
up with congestire chill and sent him
home to die. and he expired in agony.
He was buried IN cheap coffin, in II
cheap lot. and six weeks later his widow
was married to tinker. -. =.
. And there was another man, and he
also sold Strawberries. Instead of roar
ing ..Straw-burics!" from down in his
boots, he dlovc about at a gentle pace,
knocked softly at every back door, and
as ,tlse.gin appeared. he quitcly remark
ed: s.Please ask The lady Of the honse
if she will buy fresh strawberries at 8
cents quartz"
And his ways were taking, and his
berries went as fast rs he could load up.
and syndicate of millionaires took
hold of him and made him president Of
a national bank, with salary of &c.
900 per year. For other particulars see
later editions.-Detroit Paper.